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More than 5,000 of Leslie C. Halpern’s entertainment articles and reviews have appeared in a variety of magazines, newspapers, and online publications.

Specializing in film, television, literature, poetry, and comedy, she wrote for The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Markee Magazine, Orlando Sentinel, Storytelling Magazine, Location Update, Just For Laughs, So London Magazine, DecodedArts,Suite.io, and many others. Leslie’s knowledge of and love for the entertainment industry inspired the nonfiction books:

From panty lines to punch lines, these and other Scantily Clad Truths are revealed in 15 humorous personal essays — with the common thread of clothing – that provide the occasional, though well-deserved, dressing down from award-winning author Leslie C. Halpern.

From Midwest Book Review: “Scantily Clad Truths is a fun filled excursion into the perceptions of a journalist from her days in college to thoughts on just about everything in the world, ranging from marriage to interviewing famous people. Halpern conveys wit and humor in generous doses throughout this series of essays.”

From MyShelf.com: “Now I could go on and on about the inspiration and advice inside this book, but you must read it for yourself.”

From Midwest Book Review: “151 celebrities, artists and experts on creativity talked to the author about taking risks, taking criticism, dealing with change, overcoming obstacles, the role of humor, and lots more.”

From “Doing It Right” Business Blog: “Young people just getting started in their careers, those considering a career change, and those who have a dream but aren’t sure how to turn it into a reality will all find inspiration and solid advice in this book. It’s not a tired, step-by-step guide, it’s the actual words and reflections of people who have achieved success in a wide range of creative professions, often against tremendous opposition.”

From Publishers Weekly: “Those who manage to score a date — but who are clueless when it comes to picking out the perfect date movie — should snag this film reference.”

From Bucks County Courier Times: “So what are the chances a couple can find a movie that will leave them both smiling in pleasure and anticipation as the credits roll? Pretty good, especially if they take ‘Reel Romance’ along with them to the video store.”

From Columbia Missourian: “This book will help kindle a spark among daters as they cuddle in front of a romantic movie.”

From Dream Time Magazine (a publication of the International Association for the Study of Dreams): “Dreams on Film is surely the best book now available on the powerful and multi-faceted connection between cinematic and oneiric experience. Halpern clearly loves both dreams and movies, and she brings wit, intelligence, and passion to the study of their relationship.”

From Midwest Book Review: “What an intriguing idea is the study of dreams in movies and how they apply to real life. Halpern has done a great job of finding films that have dream sequences, and researching how science wants to expose that dreams in film are not real.”

From Book News: “Halpern surveys directors’ use of dreams in films and compares it to scientific knowledge about dreams. She finds that dreams in film bare little resemblance to dream theory and suggests this is because dreams are primarily an artistic device when used in the cinema.”

All books available at Amazon.com by clicking on the above title links.